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SCALF v. BENNETT

No. 52172.

147 N.W.2d 860 (1967)

Martis C. SCALF, Appellant, v. John E. BENNETT, Warden, Iowa State Penitentiary, Fort Madison, Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 10, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John L. Sloane and Alfred M. From, Des Moines, for appellant.

Lawrence F. Scalise, Atty. Gen., Ted F. Fay, Jr., and Ronald A. Riley, Asst. Attys. Gen., and Ray Fenton, County Atty., Des Moines, for appellee.

MOORE, Justice.

Plaintiff, Martis C. Scalf, sought his release by habeas corpus from confinement in the Men's Penitentiary at Fort Madison where he was serving a sentence for statutory rape. Following the taking of many depositions and a hearing the district court denied relief. Plaintiff has appealed. We affirm.

Appellant was indicted March 29, 1962 by the Polk County Grand Jury for statutory rape as defined in...

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